Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11 |
| 2016-06-01 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.17 x 3.04 x 0.27 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Metal | Glass and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy C7 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, with a score of 77.7 against 76.7. Both of these devices use Android operating system, but Galaxy C7 has the newer 8.0 Oreo version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11. The Galaxy C7 is an older cellphone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, but Samsung managed to build it somewhat lighter and thinner anyway.
Galaxy C7 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 both feature extremely similar processing units, both have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy C7, because it has a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340, a bit bigger screen and a bit more pixels per screen inch.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features as much storage for games and applications as the Galaxy C7 one, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features better battery performance than Galaxy C7, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 takes greater photos and videos than Galaxy C7, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a larger camera aperture and a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera.
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